For the last 20 years from the endof the cold war through two burst bubbles in a single decade the US has been casting about for its next economic narrative.
从冷战结束到十年中两次泡沫破裂的过去20年里，美国一直在寻找下一个经济叙事。
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At the far endof the room, somebody must have just told a good joke, she thought, because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came in.
她想，肯定是在房间的另一端有人刚讲了一个笑话，因为她一进房门，房里的人就突然爆笑起来。
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For the last 20 years—from the endof the cold war through two burst bubbles in a single decade—the US has been casting about for its next economic narrative.